John Edward O'Connor and His Siblings

There is not much known about the ancestors of John Edward O'Connor. We know that John Edward was born around 1865-1868 in Co. Kerry, Ireland and immigrated to Yonkers shortly thereafter with the rest of his family. Or so we thought. According to the irishgenealogy.ie website, which has digitally archived all records from the RC Diocese of Kerry, there are a few more siblings of John Edward than was previously thought:

Cornelius O'Connor, born in 1847

Mary O'Connor, born in 1860 (possibly died in infancy)

Joanna O'Connor, born in 1865 (possibly died in infancy)

Now, we look at the 1870 U.S. Census, which shows the O'Connor family (incorrectly transcribed as the Connin family) living in Yonkers:

Father: Daniel, born in 1825, employed as a laborer

Mother: Annie, born in 1822, works at home

Son: Jerry, born in 1852, employed as an apprentice to a machinist

Daughter: Norah, born in 1854, works at home

Son: Michael, born in 1858, works in silk shop

Daughter: Ellen, born in 1862, and at school

Son: John, born in 1865 and at school

Now fast forward 10 years and in the 1880 census, the family is still shown in Yonkers, living at 16 Irving Place. In the same building lives their newly-married daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas (Nora) Ball. John and Ellen are shown as working in the carpet factory (most likely Alexander Smith & Sons), while Michael and Daniel are shown as laborers and Annie is keeping house. Jeremiah is shown living with his wife Ellen and children Charles, Mary and John on Park Hill Avenue.

Now, this is where the trail ends for Jeremiah, Michael and Ellen. Ellen most likely got married, but I haven't found anything yet which gives me a lead on her possible husband. Jeremiah seems to have left Yonkers, as did Michael, as neither of them appear in city directories in 1890 or in the census in 1900.

The research never ends!